Wrong Website Showing Up On Knowledge Graph - Car Dealer SEO Question

[oomdomarketing]

Hi Everyone,

I have a client who has two website platforms, one of them is mandated by the manufacturer and the other is the one we use and is linked up to our Google Plus/Maps/etc. accounts.

The one that is manufacturer mandated is showing up on the Google Knowledge graph and this is not ideal for us. Unfortunately, we cannot get rid of the other site because it is mandated.

So how do we go about fixing this issue? I Had a few ideas, and I'd like to know if they would work. If you can think of something that's outside of the box, I'd appreciate it.

1.) Put a rel=canonical across the website

2.) Remove all keywords that might trigger it to show up on the knowledge graph from the URL of the non ideal site

3.) Go for a .net or .us domain.

Do these kind of domains have less authority and are less likely to show up in a google search?

Thanks!

[EricaMcGillivray]

The rel=canonical tag would be a great way to start off. This should send all the right signals to Google about which site to show. I'd make the change and then wait a few weeks to see if this happens. Then go from there.